The power of editing

Washpost_12One slip of the keyboard, and suddenly a CIA Director becomes a hippie:

A Jan. 30 Outlook article lamenting the lack of public debate on the
Iraq listed some speakers who had appeared on college campuses in
Washington, including CIA Director George Tenet. An editing change made
it appear that those named had spoken in opposition to the war. Tenet’s
Feb. 5, 2004, speech was not a dissent.

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